Pension scheme rules: don't brush mistakes under the carpet | Practical Law

Pension scheme rules: don't brush mistakes under the carpet | Practical Law

PLC Magazine has published an article about the High Court decision in Smithson v Hamilton [2007] EWHC 2900 (Ch), written by Susan Garrett and Madeleine Cox from Addleshaw Goddard LLP. The authors warn that the decision suggests the courts are likely to adopt a strict approach with trustees and employers who wish to alter wording in scheme trust deeds and rules on the basis that it did not reflect their actual intentions.

Pension scheme rules: don't brush mistakes under the carpet

Practical Law UK Legal Update 9-382-0172 (Approx. 2 pages)

Pension scheme rules: don't brush mistakes under the carpet

by PLC Pensions
Published on 29 May 2008 • England, Scotland, Wales
PLC Magazine has published an article about the High Court decision in Smithson v Hamilton [2007] EWHC 2900 (Ch), written by Susan Garrett and Madeleine Cox from Addleshaw Goddard LLP. The authors warn that the decision suggests the courts are likely to adopt a strict approach with trustees and employers who wish to alter wording in scheme trust deeds and rules on the basis that it did not reflect their actual intentions.
See Pension scheme rules: don't brush mistakes under the carpet, PLC Magazine, June 2008.